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Cross-cultural team effectiveness for MBA students studying in an immersion program
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posted on 2016-08-22, 00:00 authored by Steve Ogden, Jane MenziesWe focus on cross-cultural team effectiveness for MBA students involved
in an immersion program, examining the development of knowledge
about cultural traits, the challenges associated with teamwork, and
factors that promote or hinder team performance, based on qualitative
results of a survey of 20 students who participated in the program. Key
observed traits included; Indonesians were perceived to be
collectivist/relationship, Australians were laid back, informal but task
focused, and Americans were hard working and outspoken. Key
challenges faced by students included managing cultural differences,
culturally embedded decision-making styles and communication/
language hurdles. Team performance was facilitated by acknowledging
and addressing cultural issues from the start, not being ethnocentric,
valuing team diversity, and focusing on task completion.
in an immersion program, examining the development of knowledge
about cultural traits, the challenges associated with teamwork, and
factors that promote or hinder team performance, based on qualitative
results of a survey of 20 students who participated in the program. Key
observed traits included; Indonesians were perceived to be
collectivist/relationship, Australians were laid back, informal but task
focused, and Americans were hard working and outspoken. Key
challenges faced by students included managing cultural differences,
culturally embedded decision-making styles and communication/
language hurdles. Team performance was facilitated by acknowledging
and addressing cultural issues from the start, not being ethnocentric,
valuing team diversity, and focusing on task completion.
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Journal
Higher education reviewVolume
48Issue
3Pagination
23 - 50Publisher
Tyrell Burgess AssociatesLocation
London, Eng.ISSN
0018-1609Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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